ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
piece of wood at front edge of entranceway floor; agarikamachi
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
closing; shutting; firmness; tightness; discipline
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
the form of a Buddhist priest; priestly attire
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
relation; connection; relevance
ancient Shinto priestly family
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
to rule; to govern; to administer
production (e.g. play); direction
outside of; not covered by
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
Department of Divinities (1868-1871); (arch.) Department of Worship (under the ritsuryo system)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
form; method; system; formula
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
Buddhist teachings; Buddhism
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
(arch.) dancing girl (end of the Heian period); prostitute; tempo in gagaku
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
dance (esp. Western style); dancing